In Memoriam

  • Arthur Schatzkin, January 20, 2011

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    Posted on the National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics website: Dr. Arthur Schatzkin, an outstanding scientist, mentor, and leader in the field of nutritional epidemiology, passed away on January 20, 2011 from cancer. An internationally renowned pioneer in the field of nutrition and cancer and a gifted public speaker, he was a man of great personal and professional integrity who cared deeply about the impact of his work on public health. Dr….

  • Robert Ferris, November 6, 2010

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    Published in Times Argus on Jan. 28, 2011 Robert Dana Ferris died of stomach cancer in Anchorage, Alaska, on Nov. 6, 2010. He was 64. Born in Montpelier, the oldest of four, to Llewellyn and Kathryn (Herbert) Ferris, he attended schools in Middlesex and Montpelier. One year of his high school career was spent as an American Field Service exchange student in Graz, Austria. In 1968, following three years at Yale University, Bobby took a…

  • Michael Blake, February 11, 2010

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    Michael J. Blake, 62, of Wakefield died on Thursday, February 11 at his home. Born in San Pedro, CA on June 21, 1947 he was the son of the late Joseph and Frances (Thompson) Blake. Mr. Blake was a graduate of San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, CA, class of 1965. He was also a graduate of Yale University, 1969 and Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University, 1973. He served in…

  • Lathrop Gates, July 6, 2009

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    Message from the family on tributes.com – Mr. Lathrop Mead Gates of Kansas City, MO died Monday, July 6, 2009 at his home. Memorial services will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 40th and Main, Kansas City, MO; with a reception immediately following. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to St. Paul’s Church, Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, or the charity of your choice. Lathrop was born…

  • David Smith, May 4, 2009

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    Class Notes: David G. Smith died of cancer at his home in Westlake, California, on May 4. Henry Fuller writes: “David was a special person and my Yale roommate for three years. He was born on January 20, 1947. David grew up in Concord, Massachusetts. He graduated from Middlesex School in 1965. After Yale, David served two years (1970–72) in the Peace Corps in Micronesia. He devoted his life to the teachings of Maharaji (RAJI) and…

  • Michael Rubinovitz, Deceased April 30, 2009 – Needs Content

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    We need a volunteer who knew this Classmate to help assemble information for an “In Memoriam” remembrance. Please use the Contact Us form to get in touch with one of our editors. What we need from you is anything about this person that we can use to create a proper tribute — memories from our student days, links to obits that ran in newspapers, pictures, what you know about their lives, email addresses of survivors…

  • Bradley Nitkin, March 29, 2009

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    Published in GreenwichTime on Mar. 31, 2009 BRADLEY NITKIN 62 of Greenwich, CT died on March 29, 2009 after a courageous battle with gastric cancer. Beloved husband of Helen Nitkin, father of Sophie and Andrew, son of Gaby Nitkin and brother of Roger, Leslie and Regina. Bradley graduated from Yale College and Cornell Law School and became a successful owner and developer of Real Estate through his company The HB Nitkin Group. His loss has…

  • Linwood Lawrence, March 26, 2009

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    Published in the UVA Magazine, Spring 2010 Linwood G. Lawrence III (Law ’77) of Ossining, N.Y., died March 26, 2009. He taught elementary school in Westchester County, N.Y., before attending law school. At the University, Mr. Lawrence was executive editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law and was awarded the 1977 Hardy Cross Dillard Prize for writing the best student note in the journal. He served as corporate associate with the Wall Street law…

  • Timothy McDaniel, March 10, 2009

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    Posted on the UC San Diego Department of Sociology webpage: Timothy Lambert McDaniel, Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego, died in San Diego on March 10, 2009, after a brave fight against colon cancer that lasted more than a decade.  He was one of the leading comparative-historical sociologists of his generation, an inspiring teacher, and a man of unwavering probity and extraordinary erudition. A dedicated scholar, he contributed greatly to the…

  • Michael Harlow, October 1, 2008

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    Class Notes: Michael Harlow died October 1 in San Jose, California. Classmate Larry Franks provides this memorial: “Mike had been battling cancer (multiple myeloma, then myelodysplasia) courageously for some years, while maintaining a positive outlook right to the end. Mike graduated in 1975 from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies with his first wife, Carol, and then began his professional career—first in Seattle, then overseas, working and living in the Philippines, South Asia, and then Colorado and…

  • Stephen Parks, April 13, 2008

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    Published in Austin American-Statesman on Apr. 16, 2008 Stephen F. Parks, 60, of Austin died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 13, 2008 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He is survived by his loving wife, Louise Parks; daughters, Ursula Parks and Sarah Ballou Parks; and son-in-law, Rob Acker. Steve is also survived by his sisters, Susan E. Parks of West Stafford, CT and Cynthia A. Parks of Florence, MA and their families….

  • Maxime Derbes, February 13, 2008

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    Maxime Joseph Derbes, III passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. He was born December 19, 1947 to the late Kathleen McCoullough and Max J. Derbes, Jr. in New Orleans, LA and has been a resident of Covington since 1960. He graduated from St. Paul’s High School in 1965 where he was student council president for both his junior and senior years. He received his B.A. in Administrative Sciences from Yale University…

  • Gary Vujnovich, February 7, 2008

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    VUJNOVICH GARY GENE, Of College Park, MD, passed away on February 7, 2008. Born in Kansas City, KS on January 24, 1947, Gary was the loving husband of Jessie Carpenter and devoted father to daughter Marjorie and son Mark. He is also survived by his brother Larry Vujnovich and nephew Michael Vujnovich, both of Kansas City. Gary was a graduate of Yale University and George Washington University Law School. He was devoted to his family…

  • Harry Payne, January 7, 2008

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    Published on the Hamilton College website 17th President of Hamilton College Presented: March 4, 2008, by Dan Chambliss, Professor of Sociology Harry “Hank” Payne, president emeritus of Hamilton College, was born on March 25, 1947, and died unexpectedly on January 7, 2008, at the age of 60. A remarkably accomplished historian and academic leader, he served as president or acting president of three distinguished liberal arts colleges and the nation’s largest independent school, yet he…

  • Ralph Sando, October 13, 2007

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    (Posted on philly.com, Oct. 16, 2007, by John F. Morrison.) Dr. Ralph Sando, Gentle Eye Doctor It must have been a treat to go to Dr. Ralph S. Sando’s office. Patients could be assured of a cheery greeting by a man who not only knew their names, but also something about their lives and families. He was an ophthalmologist, but he regarded each patient as a special friend, and he often treated more than their…

  • Lance Konselman, July 29, 2007

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    Published in Garden City High School ‘65 Lance M. Konselman, a man of high erudition with an abiding commitment to public service and a fixture on the Staten Island cultural scene, died at Silver Lake Specialized Care Center, after a lengthy illness. He was 60 years old and at the time of his death was vice president for finance and administration at the Staten Island Botanical Garden. His career was as diverse and as interesting…